The Votive Wreath, and Other PoemsBulcock, 1826 - 158 pages |
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... o'er . read Be deck'd . 70 8. for bastion read bastions . 77 16. for eminent 80 96 12. for shadow 147 9. for sword 157 2 for had 1. for chastisements read imminent read chastisement . read shadows . read swords . read has .
... o'er . read Be deck'd . 70 8. for bastion read bastions . 77 16. for eminent 80 96 12. for shadow 147 9. for sword 157 2 for had 1. for chastisements read imminent read chastisement . read shadows . read swords . read has .
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... o'er my head , I wander'd through the wilderness , In painful thought , and deep distress : Pondering o'er days to memory dear ; And blotting out , with many a tear , The records of enjoyments past , Too dear - too precious long to last ...
... o'er my head , I wander'd through the wilderness , In painful thought , and deep distress : Pondering o'er days to memory dear ; And blotting out , with many a tear , The records of enjoyments past , Too dear - too precious long to last ...
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... O'er Friendship's altar - Friendship's grave . But I must wait a happier hour To gather that immortal Flower ; Celestial plant of heavenly birth , Too delicate for clay - cold earth , It flourishes in realms above , Water'd by Charity ...
... O'er Friendship's altar - Friendship's grave . But I must wait a happier hour To gather that immortal Flower ; Celestial plant of heavenly birth , Too delicate for clay - cold earth , It flourishes in realms above , Water'd by Charity ...
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... ; And if beneath th ' inclement sky All earth - born flowers must fade and die , Let me o'er Friendship's altar raise This VOTIVE WREATH of GRATEFUL LAYS . ON THE EPICUREAN SYSTEM . LET US EAT AND DRINK THE VOTIVE WREATH .
... ; And if beneath th ' inclement sky All earth - born flowers must fade and die , Let me o'er Friendship's altar raise This VOTIVE WREATH of GRATEFUL LAYS . ON THE EPICUREAN SYSTEM . LET US EAT AND DRINK THE VOTIVE WREATH .
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... has lived , Who tottering on life's verge hath only wish'd His health , his youth , his faculties renew'd , To live his foul excesses o'er again . Sons of eternity awake in time ! Rouse from your 8 OF THE EPICUREAN SYSTEM .
... has lived , Who tottering on life's verge hath only wish'd His health , his youth , his faculties renew'd , To live his foul excesses o'er again . Sons of eternity awake in time ! Rouse from your 8 OF THE EPICUREAN SYSTEM .
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